Police: Fatal shooting of 8-year-old boy apparent accident

CLINTON, Okla. (AP) — Police in western Oklahoma say the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old boy appears to have been an accident.

Clinton Police Chief Paul Rinkel said Sunday officers discovered the child about 3:30 p.m. Saturday after they were called to a residence in Clinton, about 82 miles (132 kilometers) west of Oklahoma City.

Rinkel says officers found the boy in a bedroom of the home with a gunshot wound in the chest. The child was declared dead at the scene. He was not identified.

Rinkel says a handgun was discovered in the room where officers found the boy. Rinkel declined to discu...